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SPRING BREAK IS COMING UP!

I can't wait for Spring Break. A lot of colleges are already on their spring break. I start mine next week. I'm so excited. What are you doing for spring break? Traveling anywhere? I want to hear about it!

It's been a long week and it's only Wednesday! I have midterms this week and I have been studying late into the night! Last Saturday, I had a shoot with Dorian and it went great! I got to shoot with another model, Victoria who is absolutely beautiful. She was Viet too, so it was Viet Pride. Or Dorian called it, "Viet Nymphs." Lots of hard work and energy were put in and the photos are coming out very nicely! We were in water most of the time and climbing rocks to get to good spots. I was so afraid I would get sick since it was windy and I was soaking wet, but I didn't, so I'm very thankful! I'll upload the photos at the end of this blog.

Angela was in need of makeup for a shoot last weekend as well, so we made a trip to Sephora to scope out beauty products. A brand, the both of us are in love with right now is, Korres.


It is wonderful! The products are very natural and even though they are lightweight, the coverage is fantastic. Angela went home with the foundation and powder in M5 and went back for the moisturizer. I already have the Lip Butter...still using it and dedicated! If you are in need of foundation or powder, I highly recommend this brand. It's also not as expensive as the other lines that Sephora carries. The powder is sheer and oil free and contains Vitamins C & E. The compact is also to die for. I'm in love with the little "flip" effect it does hahah.

I made chocolate covered strawberries this weekend. It was so much fun. Natalie came over on Monday to hang out and we ended up devouring all of them in five minutes. I hadn't seen Natalie in months so it was definitely nice to catch up.

BEAUTY! beauty. BEAUTY REVIEW!

As mentioned before, I got the Smashbox eyeshadow/lid primer sample as part of my online Sephora purchase and I've been trying it out. This primer is very...thick. It goes on almost like a foundation or concealer. My eyeshadows seem to be as vibrant and long-lasting as when I use the Too Faced Shadow Insurance so I don't necessarily have anything bad to say about this product. The color of the primer is a very nude/beigey shade and when you apply it, it comes out in that shade. It does blend in with my skin tone, so I don't have any issues. I don't know how much it'll retail for when it hits stores, but if you don't like Primer Potion or Eye Shadow insurance, give this a try!

BEAUTY! beauty. BEAUTY TIPS!

My friend, Alyssa, over at Aly. Talk! talks about a good skin care regiment and she mentioned deconstructing your skin regimen area and keeping things clean.
I can not stress how important this is!
I don't carry a whole lot of makeup with me, but what I do carry, I make sure to sanitize weekly. Yes, I know it sounds OCD, but in a way it's not. Think about it: When you go to public places, you put your makeup on bathroom counters, maybe the changing bin, and it could fall on the floor...etc. Imagine all the germs and bacteria floating around!!! At the end of the week, I always dump out my makeup bag and take alcohol and paper towels and wipe down EVERYTHING. This means the outside of the container, the inside, the mirror, around the shadow rims, everything.
Also, please, please, please, do not just DUMP your brushes into your makeup bag for this same reason! Find and purchase retractable brushes that can stay clean when in your makeup bag. Also, since they retract, you save room in your makeup bag! If you can't, take a paper towel or tissue and wrap your brushes so the bacteria off your makeup containers don't get onto your brushes and then applied onto your face. BareMinerals, Sephora, and Stila makes fantastic retractable brushes and are worth the money!

Top 5 Songs For 3/8/2009 - 3/14/2009

1. "When I Grow Up" Cover by Mayday Parade
2. "Toxic" Cover by A Static Lullaby
3. "Bulls On Parade" by Rage Against The Machine
4. "I'll Meet You There" by Owl City
5. "That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings

I highly recommend the newly released, "Punk Goes Pop 2" CD, available at stores everywhere...I believe hahah. itunes should have it! It's so awesome. All of the covers are great. Another cover I really enjoy listening to is, "What Goes Around...Comes Around" by Alesana. So much better than the original version by Justin Timberlake.